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Global 3000

The Cost of Being An Environmental Activist In China (#308)

Wu Lihong was imprisoned for three years because he publicized the pollution of China's Taihu Lake. [26 minutes]

This episode has not aired in the past few months on Iowa Public Television.

Series Description: Global 3000 is Deutsche Welle's weekly magazine that explores the intersection of global development and the environmental and social conditions of the diverse cultures of the world. In each program, host Michaela Kufner presents three to four video-rich segments that profile a different part of the planet where man's quest for economic and industrial strength is jeopardizing the ecosystems and the social and economic structures of people thousands of miles away. The program not only documents where those struggles are taking place -but how some groups and individuals are finding solutions to the growing problems of global development.